AMW catch can install...pics
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AMW catch can install...pics
All,
I hadn't seen any pics of AMW's head mounting bracket here on the forum so I figured I'd show them. Just installed this unit the other day so we'll see how it works out. The bracket is sold separately (bought my bracket through MTI) and is attached to the head with supplied socket cap screws.
Enjoy the pics....
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00758.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00765.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00767.jpg
Here is a link to their site if you haven't seen them yet: http://www.accmachtech.com/pcvcatchcans.htm
I hadn't seen any pics of AMW's head mounting bracket here on the forum so I figured I'd show them. Just installed this unit the other day so we'll see how it works out. The bracket is sold separately (bought my bracket through MTI) and is attached to the head with supplied socket cap screws.
Enjoy the pics....
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00758.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00765.jpg
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00767.jpg
Here is a link to their site if you haven't seen them yet: http://www.accmachtech.com/pcvcatchcans.htm
Last edited by SnowyATX; Dec 3, 2004 at 08:51 PM.
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Nice set up...Really like the location with the bracket. Did you make that bracket yourself. I just bought a AMW can and was deciding where to place it. Curious as to why you put the PCV valve before the can. Does it matter if it's downstream of the can ( just before the throttle body)?? thanks.
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[QUOTE=PewterC5]
The bracket is sold separately (bought my bracket through MTI) and is attached to the head with supplied socket cap screws.
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The bracket is sold separately (bought my bracket through MTI) and is attached to the head with supplied socket cap screws.
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Looks good. I did one too. I have the clear anodized. put mine up in front of the radiator wall and on the frame. I put it there in an effort to keep it cool so the gases would precipitate better. I don't know if it works any better but it does look cool there.
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Originally Posted by zoomnz
Nice set up...Really like the location with the bracket. Did you make that bracket yourself. I just bought a AMW can and was deciding where to place it. Curious as to why you put the PCV valve before the can. Does it matter if it's downstream of the can ( just before the throttle body)?? thanks.
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See here: http://www.accmachtech.com/PCVCatchC...structions.pdf
Last edited by SnowyATX; Dec 4, 2004 at 08:37 AM.
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That is where mine is going too.
Originally Posted by ArKay99
Looks good. I did one too. I have the clear anodized. put mine up in front of the radiator wall and on the frame. I put it there in an effort to keep it cool so the gases would precipitate better. I don't know if it works any better but it does look cool there.
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Hey pewter, first off very nice looking ride!! Did you use a T type fitting to tape into the two lines or ? there is a hose over a hose that would show the pictures of how you accessed the connection point, look like a very clean install.
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i have the AMW catch can with a bracket i got from ls1tech.com. i had it on my car for 6months. i pulled the intake and still have loads of oil in the intake. soooo, who knows if these catch cans work or not. they might stop sum oil but not all 
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Originally Posted by RoHo
Hey pewter, first off very nice looking ride!! Did you use a T type fitting to tape into the two lines or ? there is a hose over a hose that would show the pictures of how you accessed the connection point, look like a very clean install.
This picture shows the connections a little better. The upper hose goes to the outlet side of the PCV valve....the lower hose goes to where the PCV used to connect to the intake. Hope this helps.
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/pewterc5//dsc00760.jpg
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Originally Posted by pdd000
i have the AMW catch can with a bracket i got from ls1tech.com. i had it on my car for 6months. i pulled the intake and still have loads of oil in the intake. soooo, who knows if these catch cans work or not. they might stop sum oil but not all
Yeah, I talked the with Jayson (from MTI) about the catch can. He says that they seem to work quite well for cars that have lots of blow-by....BUT...you will still have an oil film in the intake regardless as they are not perfect. I'm curious to see how mine looks in several hundred miles.....
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Originally Posted by MiamiDave
Would it be possible to place the can lower, with longer hoses, thereby allowing gravity to help...?
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Yes i have the amw catch can with a bracket to mount it to the head but the more i read this thread the more sense it is starting to make to relocate the mounting spot hum! vapor ya gravity ya temp at location ya i like this lower colder longer tubes thing seems it would be alot harder for oil [or vapors] to make its way back to the intake thats what this forum is all about food for thought great suff here guys!!!!! Gush iam having fun!! 